James Franklin poses at Penn State's Beaver Stadium with his daughters, Addison, right, and Shola, left, after he was introduced as the school's new coach on Saturday.

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Jeff Lockridge
Gannett Tennessee

Former Vanderbilt football coach James Franklin had a message for national radio audiences on Tuesday.

He said people may think recruits should commit to a school but the reality is they commit to the coach.

Franklin, who was introduced as Penn State's new coach Saturday, went on The Dan Patrick Show and ESPN's SVP & Russillo Show and was asked about trying to get Vanderbilt commitments to follow him to Penn State. ...